Please note that att endees must watch the film beforehand\; there will be no library screening . DVD copies of the film will be available at the Peapack and Gladstone br anch.
\nGloria is a 58-year-old divorcee living in Santiago \, Chile &ndash\; a &ldquo\;woman of a certain age&rdquo\; who still feels young inside. Divorced\, with grown children\, she is often lonely but ma kes the best of her situation by spending her nights at social dance clubs for singles. Her fragile happiness changes the day she meets the quiet ye t virile Rodolfo (Sergio Herná\;ndez). Their intense passion\, to wh ich Gloria gives her all\, leaves her overjoyed and hopeful about life onc e again &ndash\; until she finds out he might be hiding something from her . It is then that Gloria rediscovers her true inner strength and realizes that in her impending golden years\, she just might shine brighter than ev er.
\nLed by Chilean actress\, stage director and playwright Paulina Garcí\;a&rsquo\;s brave\, vibrant lead performance &ndash\; which w on multiple awards including the prestigious Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival &ndash\; Gloria is an h onest\, unvarnished\, ultimately uplifting look at mid-life independence.& nbsp\;
\nDirected by Sebastiá\;n Lelio\, whose acclaimed film A Fantastic Woman earned a 2018 Academy Award for Best Foreign La nguage Film.
\nSince its original release\, Gloria has beco me a critical darling\, achieving the rare feat of a 100% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
\n&ldquo\;Gloria is a near-per fect film &ndash\; a celebration of unquenchable energy.&rdquo\; &ndash\; The Los Angeles Times
\n"Marvelously directed by Lelio and beautifully led by a powerful performance from Paulina Garcia\, Gloria takes an honest\, sweetly poignant look at a type of character that' s all too often neglected in Hollywood." &ndash\; Variety \;< /p>\n
"It&rsquo\;s hard to imagine anyone with a heart and a brain not r esponding to the quiet delights and stunning intimacy of Sebastian Lelio&r squo\;s account of the personal evolution of a 58-year-old divorcee\, play ed with scrupulous honesty and intelligence by the wonderful Paulina Garci a.&rdquo\; &ndash\; The Hollywood Reporter
\n"Funny\, melan choly and ultimately uplifting\, Sebastian Lelio's enormously satisfying s pell inside the head and heart of a middle-aged woman never puts a foot wr ong.&rdquo\; &ndash\; Screen International
\nWatch the trailer.
\nRuntime: 1h 50m | Rated R | In Spanish and M acedonian with English subtitles
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